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MIT News talked to Julie Shah, associate professor and co-chair of the Working Group on Social Implications and Responsibilities of Computing, about the group’s progress and goals to this point as they help envision the new MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing.#Social & Corporation affairs;#Security

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In a couple of years, the International Commission on Stratigraphy&nbsp;(ICS) could have an important decision to make. A working group just voted 29 to 4 in favour of recognising a new modern epoch, and plans to formally make its case to the ICS i#Social & Corporation affairs

#22

Facebook has removed more than three billion fake accounts in the October 2018-March 2019 period, saying that about 5 per cent of its monthly active users were fake.#Social & Corporation affairs;#Education

#36

T-Mobile is the most rebellious of the four big carriers in the United States, thanks to its Un-carrier moves. Its service is a bit spotty in many parts of rural America, but its urban coverage can't be beat. If you live in an area that gets T-Mobile service, you'll want to check out these plans.#Social & Corporation affairs;#Environment & Nature

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23 May 2019

#37

The upcoming "Add to Facebook Story" feature will make it easy for the users to share WhatsApp stories on Facebook status. According to a WABetaInfo report, the "Add to Facebook Story" is spotted in Android beta version 2.19.151. This suggests that the feature should be coming to stable version soon.#Social & Corporation affairs;#Education

#45

MIT sophomore Noopur Ranganathan is harnessing the power of digital assistants to empower those with visual and auditory impairments to take communication into their own hands.#Social & Corporation affairs

#52

After nearly 150 years, the last known ship used to bring kidnapped people to the United States to sell into slavery seems to have turned up off the coast of Mobile, Alabama.#Social & Corporation affairs

#60

MIT Awards Convocation honors more than 60 students, student groups, faculty, and community members for their accomplishments in leadership, academics and teaching, public service, athletics, the arts, and service to MIT.#Social & Corporation affairs

#63

More than 550 leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs convened on MIT’s campus for Solve at MIT, Solve’s annual flagship meeting. Attendees traveled from more than 28 countries to advance solutions to some of the world’s most pressing problems. #Social & Corporation affairs;#Security

#78

My, have we grown. All eyes are on the Glass Enterprise Edition 2. with its hardware update and new frames. Google Glass has come a long way since its debut in 2013. As Scott Stein in CNET quipped, "You might remember Glass ...#Social & Corporation affairs

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#79

Memorial Day weekend brings kitchen appliance sales just before the summer season begins. Now's the time to cash in with big savings on washers, dryers, ranges, refrigerators, and kitchen suite deals. We searched Home Depot, Best Buy, ABT, and Walmart for their best appliance deals leading into the weekend.#Social & Corporation affairs

#82

Google has confirmed that it left several password of G Suite user accounts unhashed, means in plaintext in their servers. This was done since past 14 years but has now been fixed.#Social & Corporation affairs

#90

Repairing a screen is one of the simpler DIY home repair projects and usually takes less than 10 minutes, even if you don’t know a spline roller from a screwdriver.#Social & Corporation affairs;#Environment & Nature

#92

Lyft is introducing several new safety measures to its ridesharing service, including an in-app panic button so riders can quickly and easily make an emergency call. Pressing the button also brings up the rider’s precise location and the vehicle’s license plate, which can be communicated to the dispatcher.#Social & Corporation affairs

#116

About a billion miles more distant than Pluto is Ultima Thule, a peanut-shaped object in the outer solar system that's the farthest place ever visited by humans. NASA's New Horizons spacecraft zipped past Ultima Thule on New Year's Eve (Pacific time), flying within 2,200 miles of the space rock's rust-colored surface.#Social & Corporation affairs

#127

Honor has partnered with Flipkart to launch the Honor 20 series in India. Online sales of the Honor 20 flagship will take place on Flipkart following its India launch on June 11.#Social & Corporation affairs

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#128

Amazon cut the prices for Cuisinart grills, griddles, and other outdoor cooking gear for one day, in plenty of time to order before Memorial Day weekend. Amazon and Cuisinart specifically chose portable grills you can use in your backyard, take to the beach or campground, or pull out at tailgate parties.#Social & Corporation affairs

#145

The New York State Senate last week introduced a bill proposing a ban on texting while crossing the street. If it becomes law, offenders in the state could face fines of between $25 and $50 for a first-time transgression. Repeat the misdemeanor within 18 months and it could increase to as much as $250.#Social & Corporation affairs

#147

When organizations begin their journey toward agility, they think the business outcomes will become instantaneous. They expect the initial decision…...#Social & Corporation affairs;#Environment & Nature

#154

Facebook is tweaking its News Feed to help its over 2.3 billion users see friends they want to hear from most and links which are most worthwhile right higher up on its platform.#Social & Corporation affairs;#Education